WESSELS OIL COMPANY INC
USDOT 1179647
Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (40 power units) — no FMCSA safety rating on record (common).
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Insurance on fileEmployers Mutual Casualty Company
- Out-of-service rate15.4% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)1 reported — involvement does not imply fault
These signals summarize the records shown below — they are a starting point for your own checks, not a judgment of the carrier.
Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 1179647 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-563538 |
| Legal Name | WESSELS OIL COMPANY INC |
| DBA Name | — |
| Entity Type | — |
| Phone | 7123597712 |
| Address | 421 RAILROAD AVENUE, Palmer, IA, 50571-0176 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | None on record — most carriers have not received a formal FMCSA safety rating. |
| Hazmat Flag | true |
Safety ratings: S = Satisfactory, C = Conditional, U = Unsatisfactory. A carrier with no rating has not been through a full FMCSA compliance review — this is common and not itself a red flag.
Filings
Insurance
| Current Insurer | Employers Mutual Casualty Company |
|---|---|
| Coverage on File | $1,000,000 |
| Insurance on File Since | 2015-05-22 |
| Insurer | Coverage | Form | Effective | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EMC Insurance | $1,000,000 | BMC-91X | 2015-05-22 | — |
Timeline
Authority history
| Authority Events on Record | 1 |
|---|
- 2019-06-21 — Reinstated — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active REINSTATED
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 86 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 0 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 0 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 85 / 100 |
Scores are 0-100 rankings computed by us from public FMCSA inspection measures; higher = worse relative to peers. Not official CSA/BASIC percentiles. How these scores are computed.
Safety events
Inspections & crashes (last 24 months)
| Inspections | 13 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 15.4% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 1 total (0 fatal, 0 with injuries, 1 towaway) |
- 2025-12-29 — IA — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 12 (9), 20 (3), 29 (2).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 40 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 29 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 394,500 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 04-FEB-25 |
WESSELS OIL COMPANY INC operates 40 power units — a larger fleet than 99% of carriers registered in IA.
Nearby
Other carriers in Palmer, IA
- DEAN VON TERSCH — USDOT 1124123, 1 power units
- FAITH COMMUNITY CHURCH OF POCAHONTAS COUNTY IOWA — USDOT 1433207, 1 power units
- WESSELS OIL COMPANY INC — USDOT 1179648
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